diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/pages/following-feed.vue b/packages/frontend/src/pages/following-feed.vue
index e8ca76ef8a..55e226884e 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/pages/following-feed.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/pages/following-feed.vue
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import * as os from '@/os.js';
 import MkPageHeader from '@/components/global/MkPageHeader.vue';
 import { $i } from '@/account.js';
 import MkLoading from '@/components/global/MkLoading.vue';
-import { getNoteText } from '@/scripts/check-word-mute.js';
+import { checkWordMute } from '@/scripts/check-word-mute.js';
 
 const props = withDefaults(defineProps<{
 	initialTab?: FollowingFeedTab,
@@ -160,83 +160,35 @@ async function onChangeTab(): Promise<void> {
 	await showUserNotes('');
 }
 
-const softMutePatterns = ref(buildMutePatterns($i?.mutedWords));
-const hardMutePatterns = ref(buildMutePatterns($i?.hardMutedWords));
-
-function buildMutePatterns(mutedWords: (string | string[])[] | undefined): RegExp[] {
-	if (!mutedWords || mutedWords.length < 1) {
-		return [];
-	}
-
-	// flags -> pattern[]
-	const patternMap = new Map<string, Set<string>>();
-	for (const mute of mutedWords) {
-		let flags: string;
-		let patterns: string[];
-
-		// Translate the pattern, which can be a raw string or a regular expression.
-		// For unknown reasons, raw strings are expressed as an array and expressions are plain strings.
-		if (!mute) {
-			continue;
-		} else if (Array.isArray(mute)) {
-			patterns = mute;
-			flags = 'i';
-		} else {
-			const match = mute.match(/^\/(.+)\/(.*)$/);
-			if (!match) {
-				continue;
-			} else {
-				patterns = [match[1]];
-				flags = match[2];
-			}
-		}
-
-		// Group the patterns based on shared flags
-		let flagPatterns = patternMap.get(flags);
-		if (!flagPatterns) {
-			flagPatterns = new Set<string>();
-			patternMap.set(flags, flagPatterns);
-		}
-
-		for (const pattern of patterns) {
-			flagPatterns.add(pattern);
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Parse all the patterns into regular expressions
-	return Array
-		.from(patternMap)
-		.map(([flag, patterns]) => {
-			const pattern = Array.from(patterns).map(p => `(${p})`).join('|');
-			return new RegExp(pattern, flag);
-		});
-}
-
-// Adapted from MkNote.ts
 function isSoftMuted(note: Misskey.entities.Note): boolean {
-	return isMuted(note, softMutePatterns.value);
+	return isMuted(note, $i?.mutedWords);
 }
 
 function isHardMuted(note: Misskey.entities.Note): boolean {
-	return isMuted(note, hardMutePatterns.value);
+	return isMuted(note, $i?.hardMutedWords);
 }
 
-function isMuted(note: Misskey.entities.Note, mutes: RegExp[]): boolean {
-	if (mutes.length < 1) return false;
+// Match the typing used by Misskey
+type Mutes = (string | string[])[] | null | undefined;
 
+// Adapted from MkNote.ts
+function isMuted(note: Misskey.entities.Note, mutes: Mutes): boolean {
 	return checkMute(note, mutes)
 		|| checkMute(note.reply, mutes)
 		|| checkMute(note.renote, mutes);
 }
 
 // Adapted from check-word-mute.ts
-function checkMute(note: Misskey.entities.Note | undefined | null, mutes: RegExp[]): boolean {
+function checkMute(note: Misskey.entities.Note | undefined | null, mutes: Mutes): boolean {
 	if (!note) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	const noteText = getNoteText(note);
-	return mutes.some(p => p.test(noteText));
+	if (!mutes || mutes.length < 1) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return checkWordMute(note, $i, mutes);
 }
 
 const latestNotesPaging = shallowRef<InstanceType<typeof MkPagination>>();
diff --git a/packages/frontend/src/scripts/check-word-mute.ts b/packages/frontend/src/scripts/check-word-mute.ts
index 45af7374e8..e65c327ffe 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/src/scripts/check-word-mute.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/src/scripts/check-word-mute.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export function checkWordMute(note: Note, me: MeDetailed | null | undefined, mut
 	return false;
 }
 
-export function getNoteText(note: Note): string {
+function getNoteText(note: Note): string {
 	const textParts: string[] = [];
 
 	if (note.cw) textParts.push(note.cw);